Roles and Responsibilities of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) MMitL M. Myint Lwin, Director FHWA Office of Bridge Technology U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC
Topics Covered Introduction Historic Perspective Visions of Our Leaders in Transportation United States t Code of Laws National Highway Bridge Program Challenges and Opportunities in Bridge Engineering g
Introduction Historic Perspective
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM 1916-1921 Federal-State partnership. p Each State must have a highway agency. 50-50 Federal-State funding for projects. Projects on designated system. Federal review of each project.
ORIGINS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM
President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961 Broader Ribbons Across the Land
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 National Commitment to Build the Interstate System. Retained Federal-State partnership. Funding source: Highway Trust Fund. Cost-to-Complete Guarantee. High Design Standards.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION A O President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation to establish USDOT in 1966. Formal Opening on April 1, 1967 FHWA formally opened on same day. States began to establish State DOTs
Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways Safe, Reliable libl and Efficient ffii Interstate System
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Safety Economic Health Sustainability Livability Deputy Secretary John Porcari
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts Initiatives Project Delivery Innovations Going Greener Victor Mendez Administrator Greg Nadeau Deputy Administrator
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Strategic Goals: National Leadership Program Delivery System Performance Corporate Capacity Jeffrey F. Paniati Executive Director King W. Gee Associate Administrator for Infrastructure
Federal Highway Administration FHWA The U.S. Highway System: 160,000 000 miles of Highways in the National Highway System (NHS). 4,000,000 miles of road in the Non-NHS NHS urban and rural roads 47,000 miles of Interstate System 600,000 highway bridges
The FHWA Organization and the State DOTs Federal Division Offices Resource Centers
United States Code of Laws (U.S.C.) Congress makes the laws General and Permanent Laws codified in U.S.C. U.S.C. 2006 Ed. Amendments by Acts of Congress Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
United States Code of Laws (U.S.C.) 50 Titles in U.S.C. Title 23 Highways Chapter 1 Federal-Aid System Section 104 Apportionment Section 106 Stewardship and Oversight Section 144 Highway Bridge Program Section 151 National Bridge Inspection Program Chapter 5 Research, Deployment and Education
Stewardship and Oversight Shared responsibilities of FHWA and States Stewardship working together to do the right things efficiently and effectively. Oversight making sure the right things are done right in compliance with laws, policies, i rules and regulations, and agreements. Financial Integrity Project Delivery
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Federal Agencies carry out the laws General and Permanent Rules and Regulations codified in CFR by Federal Agencies CFR Published in Federal Register. Revisions i and dchanges by Public Rulemaking Process 50 Titles in CFR 50 Titles in CFR Title 23 Highways
Public Rulemaking Process Purpose: Inform and receive comments Process: from the public of proposed rules. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Public Comment Period 30 to 180 days Final Rule Effective Date Example: National Tunnel Inspection Standards
Act and Year HBRRP Funding in $ Billion Period Total Ave. /Yr Intermodal Surface 1992-1997 $16.1 $2.7 (6 years) Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) Transportation Equity Act for the 21 st. Century (TEA-21) Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users s of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU) 1998-2003 (6 years) 2005-2009 (5 years) $20.4 $3.4 $21.6 $4.3 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 2008 $1.0 $1.0
American Recovery and Reinvestment t Act of 2009 (ARRA) Signed into law on February 17, 2009 787 billion total investment in creating jb jobs and economic recovery $48.12 billion for transportation $27.5 billion for highways 13,300 projects obligated 5,800 projects under construction 6,500 projects completed
ARRA Summary Highway Bridge Projects Type of Project ARRA Funds No. of $ Projects New Bridge 598,816,000816 65 Construction Bridge Replacement Bridge Improvement 1,408,951,000 652 1,176,389,000 557
The Highway Bridge Program Replacement and Rehabilitation Painting Seismic Retrofit Systematic Preventive Maintenance Scour Countermeasures
The Highway Bridge Program Off-System Bridges Outside Federal-Aid System On Public Roads No less than 15% HBP Funds
The Highway Bridge Program Bridge Set-Aside The Golden Gate Bridge The Hoover Dam Bridge The Mississippi River Bridge Others
Other Bridge Programs The Bridge Inspection Program National Bridge Inspection Standards National Bridge Inventory National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program Highways For Life Pilot Program Federal Lands Highways Program
Research & Deployment Programs Program Innovative Bridge Research & Deployment High Performing Steel Bridge Research and Technology Transfer Steel Bridge Testing High Performance Concrete Technology Ultra High-Performance Concrete Long-Term Bridge Performance Program Expected Outcomes State Projects Improve HPS Performance Inspection Improve HPC Performance Advance Conc. Technology Collect Data on Performance
Training Training Courses, Workshops and Conferences Structural, Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering National Highway Institute (NHI) develops and delivers the courses Office of Bridge Technology organizes and sponsors workshops and conferences
Important Websites www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge g Information on bridge technologies www.fhwa.dot.gov/research Research programs at FHWA Highway Research Center www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov Training courses on bridge engineering www.transportation.org/publications/bookstore.nsf/ AASHTO publications
Challenges and Opportunities in Bridge Engineering
Aging ginfrastructure 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 1909 Pre- 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s Bridge Construction by Decade
Challenges in Preserving Existing Bridges
Traffic Congestion
Construction Accidents Construction Problems
Construction Problems
Human Factors
Human Factors
Human Factors
Human Factors
Forces of Nature - Earthquakes Collapse of It Interchanges
Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature Extensive Corrosion Corroded strands Corroded PT tendons
Close calls Column supporting a fracture critical cal cross beam on an Interstate bridge. Buckled gusset plate on a fracture critical truss.
Collapses Loads related events
Collapse Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project I-90 Tunnel Suspended Ceiling July 2006
Collapse I-35 W Bridge Failure
Opportunities for Creative Designs
Opportunities for Sustainable Designs
State of Good Repair!
Challenges and Opportunities are Waiting for You!
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Leisure Reading Whitney, C.S., Bridges - Their Art, Science and Evolution, Greenwich House, New York, 1983 Petroski, H., Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America, ebook, Vantage Books, NY 1996. Chen, W.F and Duan, L, Editors, Bridge Engineering Handbook, CRC Press LLC, Florida, 2000